Out with the Old: How we Recycle Gadgets

Retrevo recently polled over 7,500 people and found some scary facts about how little we're recycling.

Do you chuck out your old gadgets or do you properly recycle them? We all know we're supposed to recycle, but finding the right place to do it can be a hassle. Retrevo recently polled over 7,500 people and found some scary facts about how little we're recycling. Only 39 percent of people claim to recycle all their old gadgets, the study found. It also learned that 17 percent don't even know how they're supposed to recycle them.

The eco-conscious west coast is leading the pack on recycling gadgets, with California and Oregon recycling the most (from 45 to 60 percent). The bad apples include Alaska, Arkansas, and Georgia, which all recycled the least (23 to 32 percent). The top U.S. cities for recycling include San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Phoenix, and Los Angeles. For more study results, see the full blog post here. Back to top

Troy Dreier is a technology writer and editor based in Jersey City, NJ. He’s the editor of OnlineVideo.net, senior associate editor for StreamingMedia.com, and a former staff editor for PC Magazine. He’s @tdreier on Twitter.
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